Quick-moving storm triggers massive pileup in Iowa

HUXLEY, Iowa (AP) -- Police have reopened a stretch of Interstate 35 in central Iowa following a massive pileup involving more than 50 vehicles and injured several people.... Read More

Construction company owner dies in excavation site collapse

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) -- Police in southeastern Iowa say the owner of a construction company has died after an excavated area where he was working caved in.... Read More

Michael Foods announces plan for facility in Norwalk, Iowa

NORWALK, Iowa (AP) -- A Minnesota-based food processor and distributor has announced an $87 million project in south-central Iowa that promises to create hundreds of jobs.... Read More

Iowa group fundraises to restore 108-year-old theater

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) -- A community theater group in northeast Iowa is making progress toward its fundraising goal of $1.5 million to renovate a 108-year-old mainstay in the historic downtown area.... Read More

Eagle viewing tour this weekend at Saylorville Lake in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Four locations around Saylorville Lake in central Iowa will be open this weekend for bald eagle viewing.... Read More

Calls for gun control grow louder after Florida shooting

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) -- Pressure is growing for tougher gun-control laws after a mass shooting at a Florida high school, with thousands of angry protesters at state rallies demanding immediate action from lawmakers, and more demonstrations planned across the country in the weeks ahead.... Read More

School walkouts, sit-ins planned after Florida shooting

The mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead has sparked calls for walkouts, sit-ins and other actions on school campuses across the United States aimed at pushing lawmakers to pass tougher gun laws.... Read More

A fire alarm sounds, then gunfire erupts: Stay or flee?

Students and teachers responded as trained when the fire alarm sounded, streaming out of the school and toward exits only to run into deadly gunfire.... Read More

School shooting massacre victims torn from community fabric

Two of the victims were coaches. One was a student who played trombone in the school band. Another proudly wore his ROTC uniform. Still another loved soccer. And most were so very young.... Read More

Minnesota terror case shows challenge of predicting attacks

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- After Tnuza Jamal Hassan was stopped from flying to Afghanistan last September, she allegedly told FBI agents that she wanted to join al-Qaida and marry a fighter, and that she might even wear a suicide belt.... Read More

Washingtons Birthday... Cloudy. Light rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of drizzle possibly mixed with rain in the afternoon. Colder. High in the lower 40s. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

Tuesday... Cloudy. A chance of freezing drizzle possibly mixed with sleet in the morning. Colder. High in the mid 20s.

Tuesday Night... Mostly cloudy. Colder. Low around 10.

Wednesday... Mostly sunny. High in the mid 20s.

Wednesday Night... Partly cloudy. Low 10 to 15.

Thursday... Mostly sunny. Warmer. High in the upper 30s.

Thursday Night... Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Low in the mid 20s.

Friday... Mostly cloudy. Light snow possibly mixed with rain in the morning, then a slight chance of light rain in the afternoon. High in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Friday Night... Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain possibly mixed with snow through midnight, then a slight chance of light snow after midnight. Low in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.